Thank you for visiting the donation section of the Jesuit Refugee Service. This section gives you the opportunity to support causes we have identified as the most urgent. You can support our work online via credit card, bank transfer or by simply mailing a cheque.

If you are a US citizen and wish to avail of taxation deductions, you can donate through the JRS USA website. The same applies to Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Austria where you can give through our partner offices, indicating that your donation is meant for JRS.

Your gift will make a tangible difference in the lives of those who have been forced to flee their homes and help them regain hope. It will help ensure JRS is able to respond in a timely and sustainable fashion to urgent needs in some of the most forgotten corners of the world.

Last year, JRS helped more than 600,000 refugees in more than 50 countries. This would not be possible without your interest and generosity. Thank you to all our past and future donors for your continued support. We are most grateful.

Urgent appeal for Syrians

Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in March 2011, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries. One and a half million Syrians have been displaced within the country. Having had to leave their belongings behind, most are literally in need of everything. Those who have not been displaced have also suffered the effects of the war; they have lost their jobs and fallen into poverty. With temperatures dropping as winter approaches, the situation is likely to worsen and help is urgently needed.

In close cooperation with local Syrian Jesuits, JRS works with networks of volunteers offering food, shelter, psychosocial support and education to those most in need, regardless of ethnic or religious background. Our teams distribute blankets, medicine and other essential items, and help refugees find a place to stay – a sign of solidarity in an otherwise divided country. JRS centres offer children a place where they learn and play in safety. Similar support is offered to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. The good news is you can help.

A donation of:

30 euro enables a child to attend one of our centres for a month. With 25 euro more, you can ensure a daily meal too.

40 euro pays for a mattress, two blankets and basic bedding.

50 euro pays for a monthly food distribution package for a family of five.

160 euro covers one month’s rent of an apartment for a displaced family.

1,000 euro provides hot meals for 2,500 people for one day.

With your help, we will continue to reach out to the silent majority which longs for peace. Thank you for your generosity.
You can find recent reports about our work with Syrian refugees here.

US citizens wishing to avail of taxation deductions can donate through the JRS USA website. The same applies toSwitzerland, Germany, Canadaand Austria where you can give through our partner offices, indicating your donation is meant for JRS.

Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in March 2011, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries. One and a half million Syrians have been displaced within the country. Having had to leave their belongings behind, most are literally in need of everything. Those who have not been displaced have also suffered the effects of the war; they have lost their jobs and fallen into poverty. With temperatures dropping as winter approaches, the situation is likely to worsen and help is urgently needed.

In close cooperation with local Syrian Jesuits, JRS works with networks of volunteers offering food, shelter, psychosocial support and education to those most in need, regardless of ethnic or religious background. Our teams distribute blankets, medicine and other essential items, and help refugees find a place to stay – a sign of solidarity in an otherwise divided country. JRS centres offer children a place where they learn and play in safety. Similar support is offered to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. The good news is you can help.

A donation of:

30 euro enables a child to attend one of our centres for a month. With 25 euro more, you can ensure a daily meal too.

40 euro pays for a mattress, two blankets and basic bedding.

50 euro pays for a monthly food distribution package for a family of five.

160 euro covers one month’s rent of an apartment for a displaced family.

1,000 euro provides hot meals for 2,500 people for one day.

With your help, we will continue to reach out to the silent majority which longs for peace. Thank you for your generosity.
You can find recent reports about our work with Syrian refugees here.

US citizens wishing to avail of taxation deductions can donate through the JRS USA website. The same applies toSwitzerland, Germany, Canadaand Austria where you can give through our partner offices, indicating your donation is meant for JRS.

80 euro assists a returnee in Sohadat, Afghanistan to maintain her family and educate her children for six months.

100 euro covers the annual cost of educating a student in a JRS school in a refugee camp in Mae Hong Song, Thailand.

160 euro allows a refugee to establish a small business in Johannesburg, South Africa, helping him or her become self-reliant and integrate into the local community.

380 euro will cover the annual cost of fees, schoolbooks and a uniform for a refugee child in a nursery school in Nairobi, Kenya.

Your gift is vital in helping us reach those most in need. We are grateful for your support.

US citizens wishing to avail of taxation deductions can donate through the JRS USA website. The same applies to Switzerland, Germany, Canadaand Austria where you can give through our partner offices, indicating your donation is meant for JRS.

"Hospitality makes you feel at home and totally accepted," says Marie from Rwanda. Isn’t this what we all long for? We invite you to extend a welcome to refugees and asylum seekers by supporting efforts of JRS across Europe to build communities of hospitality.

JRS teams show hospitality in different ways but the ultimate aim is always the same: to make sure refugees feel welcome and to help them not only survive but thrive in their new surroundings.

Here's how you can support them:

Romania: Every year, JRS Romania celebrates Christmas with 30 refugees who live around Bucharest. They pray and sing together, share a meal and the children receive little presents. With just 3 EUR, one person can participate in this celebration.

Portugal: In order to find employment, refugees need to be mobile. 50 EUR covers the monthly cost of public transport for one.

France: Asylum seekers need insurance to take part in cultural and sports events. 50 EUR covers the annual insurance fee of one.

UK: With 70 EUR, a destitute asylum seeker can go for a much-needed day of reflection and respite with the JRS UK team out of London.

Malta: 110 EUR pays for two "maternity kits" for pregnant women who are about to give birth but have nothing for themselves or their babies. Each year, JRS Malta helps 30-50 refugee women with these bags.

Thank you for helping make refugees in Europe feel welcome.

US citizens wishing to avail of taxation deductions can donate through the JRS USA website. The same applies toSwitzerland, Germany, Canadaand Austria where you can give through our partner offices, indicating your donation is meant for JRS.

You can do something to break the vicious cycles of violence that fuel
armed conflicts. Give a donation for reconciliation projects of JRS
Latin America and help women, men and children wounded by the violence
to heal and to sow seeds for a peaceful future. This is far from easy
but people like Carmen and her granddaughter show it is possible to reconcile. They deserve all our support.

Learning about reconciliation helps Colombian women to recover from the trauma of being displaced and to integrate in their new community in Venezuela. 10 euro pays for educational materials for a month of training for one woman.

In Panama, cultural and educational activities are crucial to prevent discrimination against refugee children. With 25 euro, a child can enjoy arts activities for a month.

Refugees need to have a say in the communities they live in, so that they can prevent discrimination and enjoy their rights. With 50 euro, a community leader can participate in a community-building workshop in Ecuador.

Displaced young people can hardly afford access to education. 100 euro covers a six-month educational grant for a young person for technical studies in Colombia.

Maban is calm again after a bout of violence in August. Although not all team members have been allowed back, JRS has restarted its activities in Maban and is eager to do more for both the host community and Sudanese refugees. We are offering education to restore a sense of normalcy and hope, psychosocial support to help people to heal and reconcile, and sports activities to occupy young people and to protect them from recruitment in armed groups. To do all this, we need your help. The people here need it too.

20 euro/ 25 US dollars pays for a school kit that will allow a child to attend primary school for a year.

60
euro/ 75 US dollars pays for a 12-week course in basic English
literacy, a huge need among a population, 80% of which is estimated to
be illiterate.

120 euro/ 150 US dollars covers one month of
training in reconciliation and peace-building for two local leaders that
is aimed at addressing conflict in the community.

1,190 euro/
1,500 US dollars pays for one big set of sports materials for young
people in one zone of the refugee camp. They will get two footballs, two
volleyballs and football and volleyball equipment (two sets each)
including nets and goalposts.